World Championship of Legends Cricket

Cricket tournament

World Championship of Legends CricketAdministrator| England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)

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Format| Twenty20
First edition| 2024
Latest edition| 2024
Next edition| 2025
Tournament format| Round-robin format with group system and playoffs
Number of teams| 6
Current champion| India Champions[1]
Seasons

* 2024

World Championship of Legends Cricket is a world cricket league approved by England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), founded & owned by Harshit Tomar in 2024 and co-owned by Bollywood Megastar Ajay Devgn.[2][3]

Prime faces of the league are Veteran Cricketers like Shoaib Malik, Yuvraj Singh, Chris Gayle, Brett Lee, Kevin Peterson, Shahid Afridi, and Jaques Kallis. India Champions won the first season by beating pakistan Champions in the final.[2][3][1][4][1][5][6][7][excessive citations]

World Championship of legends involved 18 matches in 10 days. Some important matches are as following

* England Champions vs. India Champions (1st Match) July 3rd,2024, India won by 3 wickets and clinched a thrilling victory.
* Pakistan Champions vs. India Champions July 6th,2024, Pakistan emerged victorious by 68 runs.
* India defeated Australia by 68 runs, while Pakistan continued their winning streak against West Indies by 20 runs in the Semi-final matches on July 12th,2024.
* Final match on July 13th 2024, The much-anticipated final match saw India Champions beat Pakistan Champions by 5 wickets, securing the league’s inaugural trophy.[8][9]

## Teams

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Pakistan Champions[10][11],South Africa Champions, [10][12]Australia Champions[13]India Champions[10][14], West Indies Champions, [10][15]England Champions[10][16]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "India vs Pakistan: Ambati Rayudu, Yusuf Pathan drag India Champions to World Championship of Legends title". The Indian Express. 14 July 2024.
2. ^ a b "Stars in town for World Championship of Legends cricket series". www.bbc.com.
3. ^ a b "Inaugural World Championship of Legends is a fusion of cricket heritage and business strategy, say team owners". The Economic Times. 4 June 2024.
4. ^ Chatterjee, Sanghamitra. "Ajay Devgn reflects on investing in World Championship of Legends, praises Team India for title win".
5. ^ World, Republic (5 November 2024). "Republic World". Republic World (in US).`{{cite news}}`: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
6. ^ "Irfan Pathan, Ajay Devgan announces season 2 of World championship of legends". The Times of India. 5 November 2024.
7. ^ "India beat Pakistan to clinch World Championship of Legends cricket tournament". Arab News. 14 July 2024.
8. ^ "Pakistan to face India as World Championship of Legends returns". www.geosuper.tv.
9. ^ "Rayudu, Yusuf shine in final as India Champions defeat Pakistan Champions to win inaugural World Championship of Legends". Firstpost. 14 July 2024.
10. ^ a b c d e "World Championship of Legends 2024: WCL schedule, squads, fixtures and venues". The Times of India. 8 July 2024.
11. ^ "Pakistan Champions Team for the WCL T20 Tournament". 2024-05-07. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
12. ^ "South Africa Champions Live Updates, Lineup and Schedule". 2024-05-08. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
13. ^ "Australia Champion Team Full Coverage". 2024-05-08. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
14. ^ "India Champions Team Lineup, Updates and Schedule". 2024-05-08. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
15. ^ "West Indies Champions Players Details, Matches and Tickets". 2024-05-08. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
16. ^ "Meteora England Champions Players Details". 2024-05-06. Retrieved 2024-07-04.